SkyTeach Calendar
- Location: Downing Student Union, Room 3024
- Time: All Day
The WKU LEAD Coalition, Ogden College, and WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) will be hosting a one-day conference entitled Women Leading on Friday, February 19 from 9:00-2:30 at the Downing Student Union (DSU) Room 3024. Our program includes some wonderful and prominent speakers who will share remarks on the following topics:
Women Leading
Friday, February 19, 2016
Downing Student Union Room 3024
9:00-9:10am Opening Remarks
Dr. David Lee
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, WKU
9:10-10:10 Understanding the Leadership of Women
Presenter: Dr. Carly Speranza, Lt Col United States Air Force
Department Chair at the National Intelligence University
10:10-10:30 Table Discussions
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Selecting Pathways to Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Susan Wente
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vanderbilt University
11:45-1:15 Lunch and discussion available in the Cupola Room, Fresh Foods of DSU
1:15-2:30 Practicing Leadership - Work-Life Opportunities
Presenter: Dr. Laura Bryan
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Transylvania University.
This event is free and open to all faculty, staff, and students at WKU as well as members of the larger community. Cost of lunch is not included. The conference presentations will be available to the regional campuses via interactive video services (IVS).
If you wish to attend this conference, please contact Ms. Vicki Armstrong by email vicki.armstrong@wku.edu or phone (270-745-6508) to register by Friday, February 5, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact jerry.daday@wku.edu (270-745-3197) or cecile.garmon@wku.edu (270-745-6673).
Thank you.
- Location: Thompson Complex Central Wing 129 and Snell Hall 2118 & 3110
- Time: 8:00am - 2:00pm
The WKU Department of Physics & Astronomy is celebrating the spirit and challenges of Exploration by inviting high schools to send teams of four to compete in the 2016 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics on Feb. 20.
The half-day competition consists of a pentathlon of challenging problem-solving activities that reward teamwork, communication and creativity. This year’s event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Thompson Complex Central Wing, room 129, and Snell Hall, rooms 2113 and 3110. Teams must register online by noon Feb. 12 at http://physics.wku.edu/olympics/registration.html.
The 2016 Physics Olympics competition will commence with two activities that involve competitors arriving at the event ready to compete with devices they have designed, constructed and tested. Mission Procurement requires each team to design, construct and use a package to safely transport “expeditionary supplies” through harrowing circumstances. This year’s “Calculation/ Communication Challenge” is titled Cavern Mapping and will require each team to divide into pairs with one pair creating directions to locate deposited caches of specimens and the other pair following the directions to retrieve the caches.
For the Zip Line Relay event, each team constructs a harness to safely transport their four biogenetic specimens from the discovery site to the staging camp. Steady As She Goes, the “On-the-Spot Activity” for this Exploration-themed competition, will test each team’s ability to safely load specimens for transport. The “Order-of-Magnitude Quiz” will remain a secret until the day of the event.
Each member of the overall top scoring team will receive a $600 scholarship to attend WKU. Medals for the team members and a plaque for the school will be awarded to the top three teams in the overall competition. Certificates will be awarded to the top three teams in each event.
- Location: EBS 2136
- Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Hello Ogden College Students:
You are invited to join us for our US ARMY ROTC showcase on Tue. Feb.23 from 11:30 am- 12:30 pm in EBS 2136, the class next to our Logan Aluminum Engineering Conference room in EBS. Brandon Smith, Recruiting Operations officer here at WKU, along with STEM student Cadets will have a presentation for us and will discuss career & scholarship opportunities with us.
All classifications are welcome to attend and gather more information. You must be a US Citizen to be considered. We'll have a pizza lunch for those who attend!
- Location: WKU Hardin Planetarium
- Time: 5:15pm
Sponsored by WKU Fashion Merchandising Program and Women In Science and Engineering.
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